title: Is there a role for day-to-day home blood pressure variability in guiding management of hypertension?
abstract: 1. Although two population-based studies have demonstrated the prognostic value of day-to-day home blood pressure (BP) variability, data are still limited. 2. Thresholds of normality, target levels for treatment and optimal number and times of home measurement needed for better assessment of day-to-day home BP variability also remain to be investigated. 3. Although further prospective studies are required, home BP is a strong and modifiable risk factor, and patient compliance should be encouraged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan; Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.forename: Anastasia S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mihailidou
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D019090:Case Management; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: blood pressure variability; epidemiology; general population; hypertension; risk factors